THE NEPHITA PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A PRODUCT WITH BIOLOGICAL AND/OR ANTIVIRAL ACTION BASED ON BIOACTIVE METABOLITES EXTRACTED FROM PLANT RAW MATERIALS (E.G. CHILLI, LICORICE, HEMP AND MUSHROOMS) BOTH IN MIXTURE AND IN PURITY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN NEW PHYTOEXTRACTS FOR HEALTH/THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES TO BE USED IN THE PHARMA-FOOD SECTOR. THE MAIN PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRACTS OF INTEREST FROM DIFFERENT PLANT RAW MATERIALS WITH THE AIM OF OPTIMISING YIELD IN TERMS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES WITH BENEFICIAL ACTION.